[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4803 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4803

  To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for an additional 
 place of holding court in the eastern district of California, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2006

   Mr. Thomas (for himself, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of 
 California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for an additional 
 place of holding court in the eastern district of California, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL PLACE OF HOLDING COURT; DESIGNATION OF JUDGES.

    (a) Eastern District of California.--Section 84(b) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by inserting 
``Bakersfield,'' after ``shall be held at''.
    (b) Designation of Judges.--
            (1) Bakersfield.--The chief judge of the eastern district 
        of California shall designate 1 district judge whose official 
        duty station shall be in Bakersfield, California and who shall 
        hold court for such district in Bakersfield, California.
            (2) Redding.--The chief judge of the eastern district of 
        California shall designate another district judge whose 
        official duty station shall be in Redding, California and who 
        shall hold court for such district in Redding, California.
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